Italian University Helps Vietnam City Hold First Healthcare Festival

The Italian University of Sassari and the Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy are holding a five-day festival on healthcare in Vietnam’s central city of Hue beginning June 8, state media reported June 10. The event, the first of its kind in the country and part of the 2010 Hue Festival from June 5-13, drew the participation of health experts from Italia, Australia, Luxembourg and Vietnam. The visitors will be given free-of-charge medical checkups and consultancy on the occasion.